Jessie Sampter (March 22, 1883 – 1938) was a Jewish educator, poet, and Zionist pioneer. She was born in New York City and immigrated to Palestine in 1919.[1]
Jessie Ethel Sampter was born in New York City to Rudolph Sampter, a New York attorney, and Virginia Kohlberg Sampter, who maintained an assimilated Jewish home. She had one sister, Elvie. At the age of thirteen she contracted polio which prevented her from leaving home. Since she was unable to attend school her family hired tutors. Later she audited courses at Columbia University.
Assuming the role of Hadassah's leading educator, she produced manuals and textbooks and organized lectures and classes. She led Hadassah's School of Zionism, training speakers and leaders for both Hadassah and other Zionist organizations like the Federation of American Zionists (then the Zionist Organization of America). She composed educational manuals with Alice Seligsberg and edited a textbook on Zionism.
In 1919 she settled in Palestine where she helped organize the country's first Jewish Scout camp. Sampter developed a strong commitment to assisting Yemenite Jews, founding classes and clubs especially for Yemenite girls and women who often received no education. She adopted a Yemenite foundling and raised her with progressive education.
Sampter died at Beilinson Hospital at 10:00 am on Friday 25 November 1938 of malaria and heart disease and was buried at Givat Brenner the following Sunday afternoon, 27 November.[3][4] At the time of her death she had established a vegetarian convalescent home at KibbutzGivat Brenner. Szold presided at her funeral.
Legacyedit
Sampter is one of several popular 'philosophers' whose quotations appear on the roadsigns of Project HIMANK in the Ladakh region of northern India.[5]
Published worksedit
The Seekers (1910)
Nationalism and Universal Brotherhood (1914)
A Course in Zionism (1915)
The Books of Nations (1917)
The Coming of Peace(1919)
Around the Year in Rhymes for the Jewish Child (1920)
The Emek (1927)
Modern Palestine: A Symposium (1933)
Brand Plucked from the Fire (1937)
Far Over the Sea: Poems and Jingles for Children by H.N. Bialik, translated by Jessie Sampter (1939)
Modern Palestine - A Symposium - a collection of Sampter's and others' essays on Zionism, 1933
Jessie Sampter in Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
November 23, 2023
jessie, sampter, march, 1883, 1938, jewish, educator, poet, zionist, pioneer, born, york, city, immigrated, palestine, 1919, born, 1883, march, 1883new, york, citydiednovember, 1938, 1938, aged, resting, placegivat, brenner, israeloccupationeducator, poetlangu. Jessie Sampter March 22 1883 1938 was a Jewish educator poet and Zionist pioneer She was born in New York City and immigrated to Palestine in 1919 1 Jessie SampterBorn 1883 03 22 March 22 1883New York CityDiedNovember 25 1938 1938 11 25 aged 55 Resting placeGivat Brenner IsraelOccupationEducator poetLanguageEnglish HebrewJessie Sampter quotation on Himank BRO sign board in the Nubra Valley Ladakh Northern India Contents 1 Biography 2 Zionist activism 3 Legacy 4 Published works 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editJessie Ethel Sampter was born in New York City to Rudolph Sampter a New York attorney and Virginia Kohlberg Sampter who maintained an assimilated Jewish home She had one sister Elvie At the age of thirteen she contracted polio which prevented her from leaving home Since she was unable to attend school her family hired tutors Later she audited courses at Columbia University In her twenties she joined the Unitarian Church and began writing poetry Her poems and short stories emphasized her primary concerns pacifism Zionism and social justice 2 Around this time she began spending time in the home of Henrietta Szold and began to appreciate the Eastern European Jews of New York City She moved into a settlement house on the Lower East Side then to a Young Women s Hebrew Association Zionist activism editAssuming the role of Hadassah s leading educator she produced manuals and textbooks and organized lectures and classes She led Hadassah s School of Zionism training speakers and leaders for both Hadassah and other Zionist organizations like the Federation of American Zionists then the Zionist Organization of America She composed educational manuals with Alice Seligsberg and edited a textbook on Zionism In 1919 she settled in Palestine where she helped organize the country s first Jewish Scout camp Sampter developed a strong commitment to assisting Yemenite Jews founding classes and clubs especially for Yemenite girls and women who often received no education She adopted a Yemenite foundling and raised her with progressive education Sampter died at Beilinson Hospital at 10 00 am on Friday 25 November 1938 of malaria and heart disease and was buried at Givat Brenner the following Sunday afternoon 27 November 3 4 At the time of her death she had established a vegetarian convalescent home at Kibbutz Givat Brenner Szold presided at her funeral Legacy editSampter is one of several popular philosophers whose quotations appear on the roadsigns of Project HIMANK in the Ladakh region of northern India 5 Published works editThe Seekers 1910 Nationalism and Universal Brotherhood 1914 A Course in Zionism 1915 The Books of Nations 1917 The Coming of Peace 1919 Around the Year in Rhymes for the Jewish Child 1920 The Emek 1927 Modern Palestine A Symposium 1933 Brand Plucked from the Fire 1937 Far Over the Sea Poems and Jingles for Children by H N Bialik translated by Jessie Sampter 1939 References edit Jessie Ethel Sampter Jewish Women s Archive Jwa org Retrieved 2016 04 28 Death of author educator and Zionist pioneer Jessie Sampter Jewish Women s Archive Jwa org 1938 11 11 Retrieved 2016 04 28 Personal collection Alice Griffin letter from Jean Norman to Family Meyers and Wachenheims 29 11 38 Jessie Sampter buried at Givat Brenner The Palestine Post 28 11 38 p 2 https www nli org il en newspapers pls 1938 11 28 01 article 17 e en 20 1 img txIN 7ctxTI 1 Photo of one such signFurther reading editSarah Imhoff The lives of Jessie Sampter queer disabled Zionist Durham Duke University Press 2022 ISBN 978 1 4780 1543 7External links editWorks by Jessie Sampter at Project Gutenberg Works by Jessie Sampter at Faded Page Canada Works by Jessie Sampter at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp White fire the life and works of Jessie Sampter by Bertha Badt Strauss Modern Palestine A Symposium a collection of Sampter s and others essays on Zionism 1933 Jessie Sampter in Jewish Women A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessie Sampter amp oldid 1181951302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
